Mother who smothered daughter with 'Minnie Mouse' pillow found not guilty by reason of insanity

A mother who smothered her toddler daughter with a "Minnie Mouse" pillow while she was taking an afternoon nap on the couch in their family home has been found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity.

The two-day trial at the Central Criminal Court also heard that the woman described to gardai how she held the pillow over the child's face as she struggled and screamed. Her three-year-old daughter called out for her daddy and finally let out a sigh, she said.